For a DNS service, take a look at www.dns2go.com and I think the other one is www.dyndns.org
Regards. Dave Colliver. ~~ All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. Collectible dolls from http://www.collectorsdolls.com Web design? Web hosting? http://www.revilloc.com is the answer. Tips, tricks and articles for programmers of all languages on http://www.sourcecodecorner.com Planning a wedding? http://www.bmcweddings.com Advertise your car for free on http://www.drivingseat.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:08 PM Subject: RE: Win 98 setup? > AOL does use TCP/IP, over a dial-up modem. TCP/IP is the only protocol used > to connect to the Internet, regardless of whether it's through a modem or a > network card. You usually cannot choose an IP address, it is granted to you > by your Internet Service Provider (AOL in this case.) I recall AOL in > particular also creates a software-only adapter called AOL Adapter or > something because AOL uses a VPN. > > If your means of connection to a computer is through AOL, both on the client > and the host side, you will need some way of finding out what IP Address AOL > granted the host in order for the VNCViewer client to find it. This may be > by running winipcfg on the host, or by hovering over the VNC Server icon on > the host. Either way, you need someone at the host. > > There are third-party DNS services that will allow you to download a DNS > registration client (which you would put on the VNC host.) These will allow > the host to connect to the Internet, it will then register with the > third-party DNS server, and the DNS server will update itself. This will > allow you to use a DNS name (leebrownvnchost1.thirdpartydnsserver.com, for > example) to connect to the VNC host no matter what IP address it has at the > moment. > <snip> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To download your own free RevilloC mailserver, visit http://www.revilloc.com/mailserver ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
